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If you are taking personal offence then I apologise. Nothing here is about you and it is not about MMA. If people post misinformation or have a go at other people or other styles then I will challenge that. You have told us that you have fought black belts on the street and handled them easily. You have told us that you have trained with black belts in your gym and found them easier to handle than untrained people of the street. You have called other black belts a joke and you have told me that my training is not effective because we don't spar the way you do. I teach self defence yet you tell me I don't really understand what I am commenting on when I challenge your interpretation of what constitutes self defence. And you accuse me of personal and unfounded attacks. Really?
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OK what is the difference?
And.... that sums up the thread. And most of your posts, honestly.
Look, I'm not saying that to be mean or cruel, it's just that, despite your experience, you really haven't got much education in this field at all... and that's leading you to ignore anything that doesn't match what you think reality is.
From your posts, you have no real understanding of self defence. That's fine... but you're arguing with people who do know what they're talking about.
And.... that sums up the thread. And most of your posts, honestly.
Look, I'm not saying that to be mean or cruel, it's just that, despite your experience, you really haven't got much education in this field at all... and that's leading you to ignore anything that doesn't match what you think reality is.
From your posts, you have no real understanding of self defence. That's fine... but you're arguing with people who do know what they're talking about.
OK what is the difference?
You've had it explained a large number of times, but seem incapable of hearing the answer... so I didn't bother expounding what you've already been told over and over again.
But, to take your example, you fly kick a "rampaging knife guy", that's not self defence.
Is it reasonable use of force? Actually, that's debatable... in order to use the kick, you need to have come in from a distance, and most likely used it by blindsiding the guy with a knife. It might be considered defensible, but it might also look like a form of aggravated assault.
Might you get arrested? Yep.
As far as "very few people say they train for reasonable use of force and legal arrests", where on earth are you pulling that from?
What do you think self defence is?
Yeah but that is one aspect of a whole idea. You cant say it is just being ambushed. There are levels. self defence is a very fuzzy idea.
OK what is the difference?
Why can't they jump off a hill, a wall, a roof or a small cliff as the horseman rides by?
Quite simply, one is a choice, the other is not. Can you guess which one?
Actually the whole clip was worth watching. A lot of it was similar to things we train in Krav but the intensity of their training is fantastic. Made me wish I was forty years younger.Watch from 12:57. I think GM Harper sums it up very well.![]()
I would be interested in hearing your definition of fighting vs. SD.![]()